Include Velama community in OBC list, Corporation Chairman asks Centre
The chairman of the Koppula Velama Corporation has requested that the Indian Union government grant OBC status to the Velama community. This move aims to provide students from the community with access to reservations in central government jobs and educational institutions.
Why it matters
It highlights ongoing debates and advocacy regarding caste-based reservation systems and social equity in India.
Andhra Pradesh Koppula Velama Corporation Chairman P.V.G. Kumar on Monday (August 3, 2026) asked the Union government to grant Other Backward Classes (OBC) status to the Velama community, so that young people from it could get reservation in Central government jobs and national educational institutions.
Along with Corporation directors Earle Sriramamurthy, Midatana Ravikumar, Rongala Mahesh and others, he will meet S. Savitha, Minister for Backward Classes Welfare, in Amaravati on Tuesday, to ask the State government to send the Union government a detailed note on the socio-economic conditions of the community.
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